LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Wisconsin achieved two of its priorities against No. 4 North Carolina at the Maui Invitational, keeping the Tar Heels from getting out in transition and controlling the glass.Yet once the Maui title game started, the 16th-ranked Badgers immediately found themselves in a hole and couldnt dig out of it. By the time it was over, North Carolina had a comfortable, 71-56 victory for its fourth Maui Invitational title.The Tar Heels may not be the No. 1 team just yet, but they can make an argument for being the best team in the country so far.You take away the two major things they do and the team still finds a way to beat you, obviously its a sign of a very good team, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said.The Tar Heels (7-0) rolled into Maui with four nonconference victories by an average of 24.5 points and left with four more lopsided wins at one of the deepest early season tournaments.North Carolina started slow against host Chaminade before rolling to a 104-61 victory in the Maui opener. The Tar Heels followed that up by trouncing Oklahoma State on the glass and the scoreboard, grabbing 19 offensive rebounds in a 107-75 victory.The Wisconsin game was supposed to be another in a long line of epic title games inside the Lahaina Civic Center, yet North Carolina held the Badgers without a field goal for the opening 7+ minutes and was never really challenged .North Carolina is big and athletic, causing a matchup nightmare for teams inside. Point guard Joel Berry II, the Maui Invitational MVP, provides the Tar Heels with leadership, scoring and an ability to get teammates the ball in places they can score.They have a chance to be the best defensive team under coach Roy Williams, with so many long, mobile players who can contest shots inside and out.And North Carolina has been doing it without guard Theo Pinson, who was expected to be a big contributor this season, and forward Luke Maye.Well, my opinion, Carolina is the best team in the country and we got throttled pretty good by them, Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood said.---BIG EAST RISINGWhile the ACC has four teams in the top 10, the Big East is not far behind in the race for best conference in the country.The conference has three ranked teams, topped by No. 2 Villanova, and that could change soon as its teams rack up one quality win after another. Its list of conquests includes No. 8 Arizona, No. 13 Oregon, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 17 Purdue, North Carolina State, Clemson, Ole Miss and Memphis.Expect Butler to move into the poll this week after knocking off Arizona to earn the Las Vegas Invitational title.---HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKIts a rare occurrence when a 5-foot-9 player can dunk, even rarer still when he does it over a 6-8 player.Thats what Campbells Chris Clemons did last week when he launched over Samfords Alex Thompson in what surely be will be a candidate for dunk of the year .---OREGON WOESA popular refrain early in the season has been, Whats wrong with Oregon?The Ducks are loaded with talent and are expected to be national-title contenders, yet they have failed to live up to expectations so far.Oregon lost by 17 to unranked Baylor and fell to No. 13 in last weeks AP Top 25 . Then the Ducks opened the Maui Invitational with another loss to an unranked team, Georgetown, which is sure to knock them down a few more spots.But dont worry Duck fans. Dana Altmans teams always seem to start slow and Oregon (4-2) is still trying to integrate star Dillon Brooks, who missed the first four games of the season following offseason foot surgery.The Ducks won their final two games in Maui, and it wont be long until theyre flying high again.---FRESHMAN SPOTLIGHTMalik Monk, Kentucky. Its hard to pick just one player from John Caliparis talented freshman class -- that could be said just about every year -- but Monk has been stellar.The 6-3 guard is one of the nations best dunkers -- he had two spectacular ones in succession against Tennessee Martin -- but has more to his game than soaring through the air. 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McKenzie, a junior, set a school record with his fifth career punt return for a touchdown. He set another mark with his sixth touchdown on all kick returns.I enjoyed it, said Chubb of McKenzie. Every time he plays well, we wind up getting the victory. Hes a big part of our offense.It was McKenzies first return for a touchdown this season. He said he knew he needed one more for the school record but was starting to think time was running out this season.Ive been thinking about that since I heard about being close to breaking it, McKenzie said.Chubb ran for 108 yards and a touchdown and caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Eason in the fourth quarter.Georgia (7-4) has won three straight and avoided a letdown after last weeks upset of then-No. 8 Auburn.Louisiana-Lafayette (4-6) was hurt by four turnovers. Anthony Jennings threw three interceptions, all in the first half. He ran for 98 yards and three touchdowns.Georgia led 35-7 after Chubbs scoring catch. The Ragin Cajuns closed the deficit on Jennings touchdown runs of 1 and 13 yards late in the game.Seeing his backups struggle late sapped some of the joy out of the win for Georgia coach Kirby Smart.It was frustrating to walk out with that feeling, Smart said. You feel like you should walk out of a game and feel good about what you did. The guys we put in the game just didnt play real well on either side of the ball.Jennings 64-yard pass to Al Riles set up his 9-yard scoring run late in the first half.Louisiana-Lafayette cooach Mark Hudspeth said McKenzies early touchdowns were too much to overcome.ddddddddddddWe dug ourselves a hole early in the game, Hudspeth said. ... We just gave them a little too much too early.Easons 9-yard scoring pass to tight end Isaac Nauta gave the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead in the second quarter.Georgia wore black jerseys for the first time since 2008.THE TAKEAWAYLouisiana-Lafayette: The Ragin Cajuns fell far short of the clean game they needed to beat Georgia. McGuires 124 yards rushing helped move the offense, but the turnovers were too much to overcome. The Ragin Cajuns must win their last two games to become bowl-eligible.Georgia: The Bulldogs, perhaps motivated by a flat performance in a narrow win over Nicholls early in the season, showed good focus. The defense delivered three fourth-down stops. Chubb has back-to-back 100-yard games for the first time this season.C FOR CAJUNSLouisiana-Lafayette defensive back Tracy Walker said his team couldnt afford to fall behind 21-0.Early in the game, we played a C-plus game and against a SEC opponent like Georgia, we have to play an A game, Walker said. We cant just come out here and play them like they are just like any other team.NEXT UP, SEC MARKSMcKenzie is third on the Southeastern Conference records for punt and overall kick returns. Javier Arenas of Arkansas returned seven punts for touchdowns from 2006-09, and Kentuckys Derek Abney had eight total returns for scores from 2000-03.UP NEXTLouisiana-Lafayette: The Ragin Cajuns return to Lafayette to play Arkansas State in a Sun Belt Conference game next Saturday.Georgia: The Bulldogs will close their regular season against state rival Georgia Tech next week in Athens. The Bulldogs have won six of the last seven in the series.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '